The iconic soundtrack for Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie leaps from the screen to vinyl, CD, cassette & digital releases
Wahoo! iam8bit is delighted to announce its latest blockbuster collaboration: The company is working with Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures to bring The Super Mario Bros. Movie‘s incredible soundtrack to fans in special physical releases. The soundtrack is available digitally from Back Lot Music today on April 7th, and the film is in theaters now!
Like Mario himself, the soundtrack transcends time and will be available in three fitting physical formats: vinyl records, CDs, and even old-school cassette tapes. Pre-orders are open now, and fans won’t want to miss out on these products, all designed with iam8bit’s impeccable attention to detail and love for the timeless Super Mario game franchise.
The Super Mario game series and its irresistible music have become a mainstay in the pop-culture canon. Nintendo composer Koji Kondo collaborated with composer Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious series, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians) to reimagine iconic Super Mario Bros. music for The Super Mario Bros. Movie soundtrack. The result is a truly magical homage to the 8-bit era and beyond. Some of Tyler’s other credits include Taylor Sheridan’s hit series Yellowstone and the prequel shows 1883 and 1923.
“I know the Mario music so well and have always been very nostalgic about all the music that Koji Kondo has written for the games,” Tyler says. “It was an absolute delight to be able to not just write new themes and music to represent Mario in this film, but to merge it with the music that Koji Kondo wrote for the games. I wrote a score emblematic of the scale and emotional depth of this film that still represents the music of the games since their inception.”
iam8bit’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie soundtrack ceremoniously continues that journey, featuring all 36 tracks from the film’s soundtrack – including the complete version of Bowser’s piano ballad “Peaches” and incredible all-new Mario art. Every detail on the 2xLP has been thoughtfully considered, from the magnificent gatefold jacket that showcases art straight from the stellar team at Illumination to the playful record sleeves that feature a pattern of familiar Super Mario Bros. icons. The album ($41.99) is pressed on red and green records, with an exclusive pink and yellow colorway available only on iam8bit.com.
The CD ($19.99) includes the complete movie soundtrack on 2 discs in a premium four-panel package. For retro connoisseurs, the cassette edition ($19.99) lets you party like it’s 1985. It features the complete soundtrack for The Super Mario Bros. Movie packed into a cassette tape, in randomly distributed red or green colorways. Superfans can also pre-order a special 7″ single ($12.99) featuring Bowser’s yearning piano ballad “Peaches” on the A side, and the classic “Mario Brothers Rap” as its exclusive B-boy side. The Super Mario Bros. Movie soundtrack albums and 7″ single are available for pre-order today on iam8bit.com and are expected to ship in Q3 2023.
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